Improvement in animal-traps



JOHN RoLLtNs.

Improvement in Animal Traps.

Patented March` 26,1872.

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IMPROVEMENT IN ANIMALIR'APS..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,976, dated March26, 1872.

To all whom it may concern; i

Be it known that I, JOHN RoLLrNs, of Kingston, in the county of Roaneand State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSelf -Setting Anima-L Trap; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved trap, the plate being removed.Fig. 2 is a Y not be liable to get out of order, and so constructed thatthe caught animal shall set the trap for another one; and it consists inthe construction and combination of various parts of the trap, ashereinafter more fully described.

A is the box of the trap, which is divided into two compartments by apartition, al. The first or bait compartment is covered with a close topor cover, B, so as to exclude the light. The cover B is hinged at oneedge, and secured at the other, when closed, by a button or otherconvenient fastening, so that it may be readily opened to arrange thebait. The upper part of the outer end a2 of the bait-chamber is cut awayto form an entrance for the animal. C is the platform, which is pivotedto the sides of the box A. The inner end of the platform O should bemade the longer, or should be weighted to make it the heavier, so thatwhen left free the said inner end may drop to and rest upon the bottomof the trap, while its outer `end rests against the top or cover B, nearits outer edge, thus closing the entrance, and preventing the entranceof any light through said passage. Dm is the bait-hook, which is pivotedto an arm or bracket attached to the middle part of the partition al.The lower part of the bait-hook has a catch, d', formed upon it toreceive the edge of the pivoted platform C in setting the trap. Theupper part of the hook D is so formed as to receive the bait, and isheld in such a position that the catch d will receive and hold the edgeof the platform C, when raised, by the spring E, the inner end of whichis connected with the said hook and the outer end is attached to theside of the box A. In the lower part ofthe partition al is formed a holeleading from the rst or bait-chamber into the second or prison-chamber,and which is closed by a swinging gate, F, opening into theprison-chamber. The top of the prison-chamber is formed of wires, sothat the light can pass in freely. To the pivoting-rod or shaft of thegate F is attached an arm, G, which rests against thedownwardly-projecting end of a lever, I-I, which is pivoted to the upperedge of the partition al. The outer end of the lever H extends to thebox A and hasta catch formed upon it to catch upon and lock the outeredge of the platform G, when raised, as shown in dotted lines in Figs.`l and 2. Upon the outer end o f the rod or shaft of the gate F is formeda crank, I, upon theV crank-pin of which rests the lever J, which ispivoted to the side of the box A, and the Vother end of which isconnected with a crank or pulley, K, formed upon or attached to thepivot of the platform G. The crank I K and lever J may be placed in arecess formed in the outer side of the side of the box A, and may becovered by a plate, L, attached to Isaid side. By this construction, asthe animal in seeking to get the bait trips the platform'C he isprecipitated into the bait-chamber, and at the same time the upper edgeo the platform G is caught and held by th catch of the lever H, makingthe bait-chamber dark. The animal sees light through 4the hole inpartition al, and, seeking to escape, he raises the gate F, passesthrough, and is in the prisonchamber. As the gate F is raised the arm Groperates the lever H to release the platform C. The same movement of thegate F, by means of the crank I, lever J, and crank K, raises the innerend ofthe plat- -form C, which is caught bythe catch d of the 2. Thecombination of the bait -hook and bait-hook D, and the trap is set readyfor an` catch D d', spring E, arm G, catch-lever H,3 other animal.cra-nk 1, lever J, and crank K, with the piv- Having thus described myinvention, I claim oted platform C and swinginggate F, substan` as newand desire to secure by Letters Pztttially as herein shown anddescribed, and for ent the purpose set forth.

1. The combination of the cra-nk I, lever J, JOHN ROLLINS. and crank K,with the swinging-gate F and Witnesses: platform C, substantially a-sherein shown and JOHN Y. CHRISTIAN,

described, and for the purpose set forth. E. M. DEVANEY.

